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Free Kindle Reader

We’re pretty excited about the Kindle. It’s a powerful digital book reader with a great number of features, not the least of which is you can download any of some 450,000 book and periodical titles from Amazon. The Kindle is an expensive toy for some and a wonderful learning tool for others.

Just recently Amazon announced a free software version of the Kindle reader for your PC. We’ve installed it and had a look and we’re quite impressed. It is easy to use and gets the job done without a lot of fuss. You can get your own copy HERE and start reading Kindle books today.

Are Your Mornings A Recipe For Stress?

If your morning sounds something like this, “Wake up! C’mon! You’re going to be late! You’ll miss your bus! This is the last time. I’m not telling you again…” then you have a problem.

You can change that! There are a few basic thing you can do to bring things under control. Just remember, YOU are the parent. The key, though, is consistency. Decide on the plan and then follow it through.

Mornings are built upon one thing: bedtime the night before. Having a standard, consistent, evening routine will assist greatly in how smoothly the next morning will run. There are some standard procedures you should follow. Here are a few: